Ross Apo: Mormon Mission

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Has anyone heard if Ross Apo is planning on serving a Mormon Mission? If so, how does this affect the scholarship situtation? Is that an extra scholarship to give out for the two years he's gone, or is he listed a s schalorship player even while he is not erolled in school?

Just curious how this plays into the recruiting situtation.
 
This has been dicussed before. Apo doesn't seem to be planning on a mission.
During a mission he would not be counted as a schlorship player. That's why BYU can still put 85 on the fileld with 40 guys out there on a mission.
 
Didn't Brian Carter go through the same thing? I think he played a few snaps his true freshman year, redshirted the next for his mission, and then played out the next three.
 
lol, calling it a vacation is funny. "short term mission" is the verbiage. if one of the smileys was a giggle then i'd use it.
 
More breaking news: Aaron Benson and Taylor Bible have both switched their commitments to South Dakota State Teachers College.
 
I remember reading once that star singer Donny Osmond got exempt from going on a Mormon mission when he was of age but they didn't give a rea$son why.
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Weird, I don't ever recall reading that he'd decommitted. God must be mad at Mack for some reason.
 
When a Mormon guy turns 19 he is expected to go on a two year mission. The mission is for two years solid with no breaks. They are sent to a different part of the counrty or to a foreign country and usuaaly live with three other roommates for the duration. They are not allowed to visit home or even make phone calls to home except on Christimas Day and Mother and Father's Day. They are allowed to write letters however. So this is not like the typical church missions that Colt goes on. I have first hand knowlege of this because my son has been on a Mormon mission.
 
jcas57, my previous post shows I am ignorant of LDS doctrine. When a 19 year old scholarship athlete goes on a two year mission, are there opportunities during that mission to maintain strength/conditioning/technique for their sport?
 
They are allowed to exercise but not to the extent that one might think. They have one day a week where they are allowed several hours of free time (i.e. write letters to family, play sports, do laundry, etc.) I believe that now, as apart to when I was a missionary, they have 30 minutes set aside each day for exercise, although this may vary from mission to mission depending on their mission rules/ mission president. Their sole focus is to be their mission.

Some come home pretty out of shape, others fall right back into the mix w/o any problem. It just depends on their situtation/ environment while on their mission.
 
Ditto what Txpride said. They have some free time but it is limited and they have a lot of personal things to do besides exercise/train. So I imagine they lose a little edge during the two years. I am sure that it does not take much time to get back in shape at that young age.
 
I once read about some Mormon missionaries and they are dedicated for those 2 years. Also they can be reassinged and have to leave where they are at a day's notice. This was in the paper so it is not firsthand knowledge to me.
 
A critical day in Mormon history occurred exactly 161 years ago on June 9, 1848. The Mormons had just settled in Utah and had a mild winter and it looked like they were going to have a good crop which would be critical that first year. However some crickets began to attack and devour the crops and all looked lost. However on June 9, 1948 there was the Miracle of the Gulls. Some seagulls flew in and devoured the crickets thus saving the crops and helping them get through that first year. After the seagulls devoured the insects they disappeared as fast as they had appeared.
A mircle indeed that has been confirmed by history books.
 
I served a Mormon Mission. I served in Honduras. There is not much time to train, but, depending on where you serve, you work a lot anyway.

In Honduras, we could not use bikes due to the lack of paved roads. We walked probably 10-15 miles a day. I lost 35 pounds on my mission

I wish Apo the best.
 
3rd world countries are not the best places to maintain weight and work out. Sometimes the parasites catch up with you.

Although not all missions are to 3rd world countries, I can imagine it would be much harder for them to train there.

2 of Apo's teammates have now committed to BYU as well.
 
I admit to quite a bit of ignorance on the rules of LDS.

How is it decided where a young man will serve his mission? Do they do a pref sheet, like the military, or is it a lottery, or what?

Are they teamed up with a member of their own congregation?
 
Is the Mormon Church the same as the Church of the Latter Day Saints? I have some neighbors in Sinton that I found out goes to the local Church of the Latter Day Saints and they are wonderful people. When Hurricane Ike came by they had extra plywood and helped me protect my house and offered to let us stay with them if it hit and the city lost power as they had a generator.
 
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